Network Engineer Administrator

Location:

Libertyville, IL, 60048

Posted:

March 27, 2023

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EDWARD YOUSIF

**** *. ********* **** ************, Illinois 60048

847-***-**** (Cell) *********@*******.***

SYSTEMS / NETWORK ENGINEER

Design / Architecture/Implementation

Combine cross-functional, cross-technology experience in architecting, designing, implementation, budgeting and delivery of advanced systems and applications. Over thirty years of technical leadership, in computing technology, and business-critical management and proven diagnostic skills. Demonstrate ability to plan strategically, while obtaining superior results in different type of business environments.

Expertise in:

Windows WinNT-2012 and 2016 servers, Windows services AD, DMZ, DNS, DHCP, FTP, NPS, IIS, ADFS, DFS Replication, PowerShell, Exchange 5.5-2013 Sp3, Citrix XenApp 1.8-7.15 LTSR, Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 - 7.15 LTSR, PVS and MCS, XenServer Hypervisor 5.0-6.0, VMware vSphere 3.5-6.7u3 and 7.0.3, VM SRM, VMware Horizon 6 VDI, Hyper-V, SQL 6.5-2018, Oracle Enterprise Linux Redhead 4.0-6.0, Radware Alteon, NetScalers SDX 14060, MPX 8900 and 7500, NS ADC VPX 9.3-12.1.x, NMAS-ADM, Proofpoint Mail Gateway, Symantec Messaging Gateway, Forcepoint and Websense, HP 3Par 7400, Dell Compellent, NetApp SAN, iScsi SAN Storage, Rightfax 9.4-11, Cymphonix, Symantec Enterprise Management, Physical Servers e.g. (HP Proliant, Synergy system, HPE OneView, Cisco UCS, and Dell), LAPS, Skype, WebEx, What’s-up Gold monitoring, Trend Micro Deep Security, PTRG, Syslog, Solarwinds LEM, O365 DirSync, networking concepts, TCP/IP protocol, Cisco switches, Cisco Ace, Cisco ASA firewall, bandwidth management services.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Architecture & Design

Project & Contingency Planning

Staff & Team Trainings

Research & Development

Servers, Workstation Builds & Support

LAN-WAN Networking

Data & Disaster Recovery

Implementation & Documentation

Engineering & Systems Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NorthShore University Health System; Skokie, Illinois March 2020 – present

Senior Systems Engineer Specialist, Health Information Technology (HIT)

Upgraded, Citrix CVAD infrastructure from Citrix 7.15 LTSR to 1912 LTSR, all Citrix components

Architected, designed and implemented Citrix 7.15 LTSR CVAD infrastructure for Dev, and Prod in two enterprise Datacenters, DDC, Storefronts, PVS, Director, and XenApp VDA servers

Implemented and configured Citrix PVS images in different environments for application requirements with Windows 2008 R2, 2012 R2 and 2016, vDisk BDM boot ISO for Citrix servers deployment in two datacenter and Dev datacenter

Installed, configured and published Skype and WebEx on Citrix XenApp Servers

Architected a POC Netscaler ADC and ADM on Hybrid Multi-Cloud Azure and AWS Cloud solution

Re-architected, customized, installed and configured Prod and Dev MPX ADC 8900 NetScaler’s on premise, with each NetScaler contain four external VIP connection’s, with multi factor authentication, AAA, load balancing Outlook webmail ActiveSync and intergraded NetScaler VIP’s with two zone storefront servers, also intergraded with F5 for GSLB GTM and LTM load-balancing

Installed, Configuring, and managing MPX's and VPX's NetScaler's in HA mode in two different enterprise Datacenters

Implemented NetScaler Management and Analytics (NMAS MDA), to provide visibility and easy management for NetScaler appliances, with detail External ICA traffic statics, integrated with Citrix Director

Writing security NetScaler policies to secure and remove security vulnerabilities, received A with Qualys scan

Upgraded all Dev and Production NetScaler’s firmware to latest version

Working with different technical teams, business and application owners to migrated and upgrade Citrix applications, to 12000 plus servers in two Enterprise corporate datacenters, Dev and test datacenter

Managing thousands of Servers, Applications, multi frost and multi domains infrastructure environments

Developing VBS, Batch scripts to remove all old ICA Citrix Clients, Plug-ins, Web Plug-ins and Citrix receiver, packaged in SCCM for enterprise-wide deployment.

Developing VBS, batch and PowerShell scripts to work with Storebrowse to launch Citrix ICA Desktop and Applications on Wyse thin clients not domain joined

Created AD GPO and Citrix policies, NetScaler policies for new Citrix 7.15 LTSR Cu1 environment

Install and configure Geo-Cluster SQL servers spanning to two datacenters

Deploying ESXi 7.0.3 servers on Synergy platform system, using HPE OneView

Manage VMware ESXi 6.0 and 6.7 U3 server environments in three datacenters

Installed and configured new VMware ESXi servers, upgrading current server 6.7u3 and Patching VMware ESXi servers

Manage Exchange 2013, ForcePoint mail gateway, Websense web filtering, spam filtering

Managing and administrating all Windows Servers in three datacenters

Manage CA Advance Authentication system for multi factor authentication

Build windows Cluster and SQL Cluster servers

Build Windows cluster servers for Epic Blobstore

Worked as team with to upgrade Epic from Epic 2017 to 2018 and current May 2022, and all RA’s and SU’s upgrade

Installed, configured and published MediTech application on Citrix for Swedish Hospital

Installed, configured and published eCW application on Citrix for Web access

Monitor systems and servers using What’s-up, Windows SCOM

Managing multi projects for different departments and business owners

Provide systems Security and support for all infrastructure systems, using Trend Micro Deep Security, Office Scan, Qualys Scan, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 5.1, FireEye, AD Audit Plus, HIPS, HPSIM

NorthShore University HealthSystem; Skokie, Illinois March 2018 – March 2020

Systems, Citrix and Epic Engineer III, Health Information Technology (HIT)

Same tasks as above

AON Hewitt; Lincolnshire, Illinois October 2017 – March 2018

Citrix and NetScaler Engineer, consultant

Working with different technical teams, business and application owners to migrated and upgrade Citrix infrastructure, Application to hundreds of servers in two Enterprise Colo Datacenters

Managing hundred of Servers, Applications, multi frost and domains infrastructure environments

Configuring, and managing SDX’s and VPX’s NetScaler’s in HA mode with GSLB connections in two different Network Performance Hubs in Datacenters

Upgrading firmware on SDX and VPX NetScaler’s in HA mode, in two different enterprise NPH datacenter

Writing NetScaler policies to secure and remove security vulnerabilities

Deployed, configured and implemented NetScaler Management and Analytics (NMAS), for to provide visibility and easy management on NetScaler appliances, with detail useful External ICA traffic statics passing through the NetScaler

Working on designing and architecting Citrix infrastructure into Colo Enterprise Datacenter

Developing strategies plans for Citrix XA VDA Servers and XD VDI deployments in four (Dev, Tst, Uat and Prod) different lifecycle environments

Deploying Citrix XA Servers and XD using Citrix MCS, PVS and Standalone technologies

Upgrading and customizing current Citrix XA 4.5, 6.5 to Citrix XA - XD 7.13, DDC’s, Storefront and PVS servers

Configuring AD GPO’s, Citrix UPM and studio policies for delivery group, XA servers, XD, Apps and users profile setting

Creating VMware Windows 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 servers templates and images

Configuring Citrix Windows 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 PVS images, vDisk and BDM for servers deployment

Developing VBS scripts to remove all old Citrix Clients, Plug-ins, Web Plug-ins and Citrix receiver, packaged in SCCM for enterprise wide deployment.

Handling multi projects and deployments

UROPartners; Westchester, Illinois April 2017 – September 2017

Infrastructure Engineer III, Consultant